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which are living. I append the following statement giving the names, sex 

 and height of the animals captured and whether living or not :— 



List of Elephants captured up to September SOtli, 1894. 



It will be seen from the above statement that out of a total of 17 cap- 

 tures 12 are now living. It may be remarked, moreover, that the casualties 

 took place amongst the first three years' captures when the attendants, who 

 are local hillmen, called Mulcers, were entirely inexperienced concerning ele- 

 phants. During the last two years, I have increased the bed of brushwood 

 considerably, and made it a rule to have the bed reach to within 4 feet of the 



